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Bad bounces, bad breaks and bad football equaled a very bad Halloween for the Seahawks on Sunday in a 33-3 loss in Oakland.

Can’t remember the last time so many things went wrong for the Seahawks in one game as they fell into the Black Hole at Oakland Coliseum.

The Seahawks lost more than a chance to put the NFC West in firm grasp with their first 5-2 start since the Super Bowl season in 2005.

In a game they started without offensive tackle Russell Okung, defensive tackle Brandon Mebane and cornerbacks Kelly Jennings and Walter Thurmond, they lost Red Bryant, Mike Williams, Golden Tate, Tyler Polumbus and Colin Cole to assorted injuries.

And they lost all the momentum of their promising 4-2 start to the season with a clunker that capped off a sorry football weekend in which the Seahawks, Huskies and Cougars were outscored 116-3.

How bad was this one? Olindo Mare, who’d made 30 straight field goals, missed from 51 and 29 yards.

Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck was not available to reporters after the game after apparently being knocked woozy at some point during an eight-sack barrage by the Raiders.

Williams, who’d caught 21 passes the previous two games, made just one meaningless reception Sunday and dropped an easy one at the 2-yard line before leaving with a sore knee.

Marshawn Lynch left Beast Mode in hibernation with nine carries for 7 yards against a Raiders defense ranked 28th in the NFL against the rush.

Bad breaks? Oakland quarterback Jason Campbell threw one third-quarter pass that deflected wildly across the middle of the field, but instead of being picked off landed in the hands of Michael Bush for a 55-yard gain.

Meanwhile, Hasselbeck shook off considerable duress on the eight-sack day to deliver numerous passes to the right spot, only to see then dropped or deflected.

And in the fourth quarter, his deep shot was tipped to a diving Deon Butler … only to see the ball bounce up out of his hands right to a defensive back for Hasselbeck’s first interception of the past three games.

The inevitable shouts for Hasselbeck to be replaced should just be ignored. If he’s healthy, he gives the team its best chance to win, though it should be noted Thurmond was held out this week after suffering a concussion last Sunday but still playing the entire game.

But the Oakland loss wasn’t on Hasselbeck. This one was on the offensive line, receivers and non-existent running game. Eight sacks and 18 yards rushing on 14 carries by Lynch and Justin Forsett? That’s not a QB issue.

With Mebane and now Bryant out, the Seahawks’ stout run defense finally gave way as well. And with Nate Ness starting at corner and little pressure put on Jason Campbell, the Raiders backup QB threw for 310 yards … including three passes for 90 yards to fullback Marcel Reece, the former UW receiver.

No, this one wasn’t pretty. In fact, it was as bizarre and ugly as a game could be from a Seahawks’ perspective.

The only good news is Arizona lost at home to Tampa Bay to fall to 3-4. The Rams beat Carolina to improve to 4-4, just behind the 4-3 Seahawks.

But now come the New York Giants, who’ve feasted on far better offensive lines than the Seahawks are trotting out at the moment.

Things got ghoulish for Seattle on Sunday. To have a ghost of a chance this season, they’ll need to fix both their lines in a hurry.